the forestry community were interviewed for the study. Included were representatives 

 of State and Federal agencies, consulting and forest industry firms, universities, 

 associations, and forest landowners. 



Figure 1 6 — The number of state and local regulations has been increasing. 



— The Study results suggest that State and local regulations currently place the 

 greatest constraint on private timber supply in the Pacific Coast region, (fig. 16) 

 The estimated effect ranges from a 4-percent reduction in hardwood pulpwood 

 supply to a 12-percent decrease in softwood sawtimber supply. The overall 

 effect of regulation is roughly equal in the North, South, and Rocky Mountains 

 regions, with an estimated 1- to 3-percent reduction in supplies of all products. 



— In the longer term, the results suggest that private timber supplies will be even 

 more affected. Supplies of most timber products in the Pacific Coast and Rocky 

 Mountains regions are forecast to decrease an additional 1 to 4 percent. The 

 effect of regulation in the North and South is projected to approach that in the 

 Pacific Coast region, with supplies declining an additional 5 to 12 percent, 

 depending on species and product. 



The estimates of future effect may be considered tentative. They required a high level 

 of speculation and respondents' answers varied widely. However, the answers indi- 

 cate a high level of concern within the forestry community over current regulatory 

 trends. 



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